The film delivered one of the most powerful moments in cinema this year. About an hour into the movie, the heroine unveils her iconic costume as she slowly makes her way across a war-torn stretch of land during World War I called "No Man's Land," an area no one has been able to cross in over a year.

A shot from the "No Man's Land" scene. Warner Bros.

Bullets ricochet off her bracelets and she moves faster across the barren wasteland until she clears the other side of danger. It's a scene of many which brought mothers, daughters, and women to tears while seeing the film in theaters.

In a comic-book movie world overrun by men in tights, Jenkins' vision is the first truly good standalone female superhero and one which provides a much-needed role model for young girls. A sequel is already set for November 1, 2019. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jenkins signed a deal which makes her the highest-paid female director of all time.

"Jenkins created a universe in which an ambitious, strong and, yes, aggressive woman could be admired and followed," Belinda Luscombe writes in Time. "She could challenge men who had done wrong and win. Other men would even take her side, because she was right."